Innovation management and new product development are critical for improving the competitiveness of economies and firms. This course presents and utilizes multi-disciplinary approaches to cover different aspects of product design innovation and development management. The topics include innovation management, product design and optimization, design principle and process (design for manufacturability/environment/usability/X, axiomatic design, robust design, etc.), product portfolio management, product life cycle management and design collaboration, etc.

CILO-1: Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team to design, build, and test innovative product design to solve specific product design and management problems. CILO-2: Design and simulate innovative product design using specialized computer-aided design software.